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AB - Int J Ment Health Addiction (2016) 14:672–686 DOI 10.1007/s11469-015-9592-8 Prevalence and Predictors of Video Game Addiction: A Study Based on a National Representative Sample of Gamers 1 1 Charlotte Thoresen Wittek & Turi Reiten Finserås & 2 2 3 Ståle Pallesen & Rune Aune Mentzoni & Daniel Hanss & 4 1 Mark D. Griffiths & Helge Molde Published online: 23 September 2015 The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Video gaming has become a popular leisure activity in many parts of the world, and an increasing number of empirical studies examine the small minority that appears to develop problems as a result of excessive gaming. This study investigated prevalence rates and predictors of video game addiction in a sample of gamers, randomly selected from the National Population Registry of Norway (N=3389). Results showed there were 1.4 % addicted gamers, 7.3 % problem gamers, 3.9 % engaged gamers, and 87.4 % normal gamers. Gender (being male) and age group (being young) were positively associated with addicted-, problem-, and engaged gamers. Place of birth (Africa, Asia, South- and Middle America) were positively associated with addicted- and problem gamers. Video game addiction was negatively associ- ated 
TI - Prevalence and Predictors of Video Game Addiction: A Study Based on a National Representative Sample of Gamers
JF - International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
DO - 10.1007/s11469-015-9592-8
DA - 2015-09-23
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